Al-Shabaab recruits in Deniile district of the Somalian capital, Mogadishu on March 5, 2012.
Photo | FILE | AFP
Al-Shabaab militants have the
“capability and intent” to spread their attacks beyond their strongholds
in Somalia, a UN special representative has warned.
The
group “is an organisation that has a regional agenda,” Mr Nick Kay, the
UN special representative in Somalia, said at the weekend and called
for greater regional cooperation to combat the threat.